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SPORTS

Nepalese Army and Sports

The development of sports in Nepal is not an old phenomenon. It was only after the establishment of Nepal Amateur Athletics Association (NAAA) in 1954, that Nepal put a foothold in world sports. The Nepalese Army (NA) has been the main contributor to the development of sports in Nepal. In fact, the sporting history of Nepal reads like the sporting history of the NA. The NA has been the key organization to produce world class athletes to represent Nepal in various international arenas.

With the aim of selecting athletes to represent Nepal in the international arena in order to establish a presence in world sports, the NAAA launched the first track and field meet in 1951 in which the Nepalese Army achieved a grand success. Since then the Nepalese Army has never looked back and has produced large numbers of world class athletes to represent Nepal.

Gajraj Joshi of the Nepalese Army was the first Nepalese athlete to participate in an international event. In 1951, he took part in Asain Games at New Delhi. Similarly the first two Nepalese Olympians, Ganga Bahadur Thapa and Bhupendra Silwal, who participated in the 18th Olympic games held in Japan in 1964, were both from the Nepalese Army. The first international medal for Nepal was won by a Nepalese Army athlete, Jeet Bahadur KC. Listed below are some of the important contributions that the Nepalese Army has made in the the various fields of sports.

No description of the Nepalese Army in sports can be complete without mention of the Tribhuvan Club. The Tribhuvan Club is an all Army sports club that has been participating in various sports very successfully. The Nepalese Army has not only developed world class athletes but after establishment of the Tribhuvan Club, it has also produced large number of national players to represent the country in sports like football, basketball, volleyball and Boxing. All these achievements demonstrate the Nepalese Army's commitment towards Nepalese sports.

**Participation of NA personnel in Olympics**
Year	Location	Game	Name of the participants
1964	18th Olympics, Japan	Athletics	Rtd Cpl Bhupendra Silwal Rtd Cpl Ganga Bdr Thapa
1972	20th Olympics, Germany	Athletics	Rtd WO2 Jit Bhadur KC Rtd Lt Bhakta Bahadur Sapkota
1976	21st Olympics, Canada	Athletics	Rtd Sgt Baikuntha Manadhar
1980	22nd Olympics, Russia	Athletics	Rtd Sgt Baikuntha Manadhar Rtd Sgt Laxman Basnet Rtd Sgt Mukunda Hari Shrestha
1984	23rd Olympics, USA	Athletics	Rtd Sgt Baikuntha Manadhar Rtd Sgt Arjun Pandit
1988	24th Olympics, Korea	Athletics	Rtd Sgt Baikuntha Manadhar Rtd Sgt Krishna Basnet Rtd Sgt Tika Bogati Rtd WO2 Dhamber Kuwar
1996	26th Olympics, USA	Athletics Swiming	Rtd Sgt Tika Bogati Rtd Sgt Sitaram Shahi
2000	27th Olympics, Australia	Athletics Swiming	Sgt Gyan Bahadur Gurung Cpl Chitra Bdr Gurung
2004	28th Olympics, Athens	Athletics	WO1 Rajendra Bhandari
2008	29th Olympics, China	Athletics	WO2 Arjun Basnet Sgt Kamal B Adhakari

**Medals achieved by NA personnel in National and International Arenas**
S No	Name of Players	Event	Medal	Name of the competition
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23	Rtd Sgt Jeet B KC Rtd Sgt Baikuntha Manadhar WO1 Purna B Aa Che Sgt Hari B Kuwar Rtd Cpl Tej B Chand Rtd Sgt Tika B Bogati WO1 Purna B Aa. Che Rtd Sgt Ram B Basnet Rtd Pte Mitralal Chapagai Rtd Cpl Jog Lal Dhimal Rtd Cpl Shankar R Tamang Rtd Sgt Dhurga Kathayat Rtd WO1 Clerk Rajan Khatri Rtd WO1 Krishna Gurung Rtd Cpl Surya N Shrestha Rtd Cpl Lal B Tamang Rtd Cpl Rom Br Lama Rtd Sgt Krishna Basnet Rtd Cpl Kumar KC WO1 Asha Ram Chaudhary Rtd Cpl Man B Tamang WO1 Arjun K Basnet Sgt Rewat Dahal	Athletics Marathon Marathon Marathon Boxing Marathon Marathon Marathon Judo Tae- kwan- do Tae- kwan- do Marathon Athletics Athletics Judo Judo Judo Marathon Boxing Athletics Tae- kwon – do Marathon Marathon	Bronze Gold ( 3 ) Gold Silver Silver Gold Bronze Silver Bronze Bronze Bronze Silver Bronze Silver Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Silver Gold Gold	South Asian Games South Asian Games Kathmandu international Marathon, 1994 Kathmandu international Marathon, 1994 A K Mishra Boxing, India, 1994 Kathmandu international Marathon, 1995 Kathmandu international Marathon, 1995 Kathmandu international Marathon, 1996 SAARC Judo Cup, 1996 International Meet, Germany International Meet , Malaysia Kolalampur Marathon, 1991 International Athletics Meet, Sri Lanka , 1991 International Athletics Meet, Sri Lanka , 1991 SAARC Cup, India SAARC Cup, India SAARC Cup, India 1st SAARC Marathon , 1991 5th Asian Boxing Kathmandu , 1987 Inter Club Athletics, Bankok ,1989 7 th World Tae-Kwon-do Meet, Korea Kathmandu International Marathon, 2008 NRN Internation Marathon Meet, 2008.

Nepalese Army has not only developed world class athletes but after establishment of Tribhuvan Club it has also produced large number of National players to represent their country in sports like football, basketball, volleyball and Boxing.